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c. w.' EISENMANN. 1. s. Holm AND G. w. BAH-m..

FEED REGULATOR. APPLICATION FILED'MAR. 20. 1916.

3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

Patented Aug. 5, 1919.

c. w.E1sENMANN.J. s. Hom AND G. w. BAIER.

, FEED REGULATOR. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20, i916- 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2- TME CULUMBIA PLANOURAPH co., wAsMlNdToN, D. C.

Patented Aug. 5, 1919.

C. W. EISINMANNI l. S. HODEL-AND G. W. BAIEH.

FEED REGULATOR. APPLICATION FILED MAH. 20. |916.

1,312,314. v Patented Aug. 5, 1919.

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To allwkom z'may concern? y y 1, Be it known that we, CHARLES W. E1s/EN- MANN, JOHN S. Homan and` GEORGE Brunn, citizens ofuthe `United States, residentsof Cissna Park, inthe county of Iroquois and State of Illinois, havelinvented new and useful Improvements in Feed-Regulators, of which the followingisa specification. l

'This invention has reference to21 fertilizer i distributing machines, and has for one of its Aobjects'to produce a distributeradapted to belattached to and drawn overthe field in the rear of a wagon or suitable vehicle, and `provided with a hopper` adapted to contain the fertilizer material, and also a feed roller, and means forregulating said feed. i 1

The present invention relates to that type of `machine disclosedin the copending application of C. W. Eisenmanmfiled February 8, `1915, bearing Serial Number-16688, one of the joint applicants tothis application.` l In said copending application of C. `Eisenmann, referred to, the feed roller is `mounted so high, that when the material is -discharged,'if it is in a granular form, the wind will carry it, and the construction is such that the material mustpass over frame parts with a tendency to defiectthe material, and the gage board forming the closure, which must be. adjusted to allow the `material to discharge, is elevated fromopposite sides of the machine, requiring two men to operi ate the same.

In the present structure the feed roller is mounted low; a feed-way is provided for the passage of the material from the feed roller to the ground, and provision is made for` the use of a windshield if desirable; also, the means for raising or lowering the y gage board, and the means for swinging thegage board in and out is simplified, andone man may actuate either or :both from a` point centralof themachine nl f `Otherolojects andradvantages of the in vention will i hereinafter appear, tand `,the "novel features theref ,willilber `specifically defined by theappended claims. l The invention is clearly illustrated `in `the accompanying drawings, which, with` thenumerals of reference marked thereon, form a hart of the@ 'eeifeatcnyinwhehz :"1 1 ligure u ea'rentaeleveten@naar imm prevent the material being blownl i an l The :hopper 12 has` the `bottom 12; whichl is` F1 "secured to `the longitudinalifbart) landthe end cross piecesl Siftheffronttface of the lboti `itorn `12 andthe frontwallqofethe bar 9s are` in `the samevertical plane, seeiFig. 4.1 `@Said hopper further flineludee the and `Specification of Letters `lfatent. l t" ,Patented 5, 191g, Application mea March 2o, may` sei-iai nassen?. A i f proyed machine,thegage a lowered position, and part thereof; broken away to showthe agitatingshaft; ,i s

H i ,Figa 2- is a` `partial front elevation, some- ,what similar to lig.` 1,iexcept that the gage b oard is-shown-in an elevated on raised po- `isitiongi; auf

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ff, Fignwisa .partial ,rear` `elevation `of the machine showing the `clutch devices for conen aaa-eager aa @eine i ...looking at the -1 Eig.` gis aovertical oross-section`was the t trolling-,the transmission of power from the 1^:

, main axle or driving shaft, to` they feed roller and agitating l shaft. i 1

The machme `COIlflprisesi aitruck a holOller-l` supported thereonb y The truck 1 .'ncludestheomain axle ori` driving; shaft 3, on which, are` mounted ground .wheelsfls A The `hulosof these wheels are provided with anyfwell .known ratchet `constrllction `which will revolve the axle 3 when the truclms drawn forward, but which will lcethrown` out `or released whenthe truckis movedbackward.` The axle or driving; shaft 3` p assesthroughtand is journaled inbrackets or `boxings 5,` and said brackets `or boxings 5 are attached to ,and support a frame work on which theihopperz and operative parts of the.` machine `are mounted.

This frame work includes the spaced front f and rear longitudinal ibarsv and `7, the end cross pieces 8.n connecting the` same, and the i longitudinally` disposed `bar 9which is posif tioned between the bars 6` and 7 to provide the feed-way 10 for the passage of andto guide `the fertilizing `materiali `from `ithelhop- `per tothe ground. v; From the ibar maybe` suspended `the jwindfshield 11, see Fig. Ll, to

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and thegrear inclinedWa-Il14, said hopper being brafcedlbylthe straps .15. secured to the rear Wall of the hopper and the rear bar 7.

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sure for the hopper and t charge of the material This board eXtends the from thef hopper. full width of the Vhopper;and,mayberaised to permit thel materialthe fullY width of width ofthe machine and guards 'the lower 'edge of the" boardfto prevent the wearing "away'or chipping of th'ersame byfthef coarse l and lumpy materialfwhich may-Pbe-*discharged from the machine. This plate also lwlil-lfornra' tight closurefwhenthe'- board is loweredand said plate caused to engage the feed roller; The means for'railsing and' [lowfering the gage board and forswinging it-in alldout Will now be described. Y 25 i 4B"ear i ng`gs 13areseclirediinsuitable1 posi- `tionsfonthe front edge 'wallsof'thel 'end walls 13 of the hoppe r Journaled irlthese bearings -18 andadaptedto 'havef'both" an `oscillating` and recip roc'ating*motion there- 1in, 'aretherounded` ends 19 of thel leven-bars 20. lThe innerendsof these lever bars are connected to a nut21 engaging vand mov- --able on a verticallydis'posed threaded stem 22, and said lever bars'20-are slotted as at -w23'and passing"through these slots and4 sec'u'red in the gageboard'l are studs 24. To f'actuate the stem'f22 "we provide a crank 25 and-by rotatingsaid crankl the nut 21 may be-fcausejd to move downorupon said stem. VVhen'the nut'21 iis'lowered on the/stem, 'the lever barswill move en'dwise across' the studs-24, 'saidv studs being the bearing point l at which -y pressure; 'is vapplied Ito'- uniformly lower lthe entire .J,age board 16.' Reversing thennovernent ofthecrank. will elevate the nut 21- on the stem 22 and raise the gage y.boardgl to clear the Way the fulLwidth 'of the machine for the-discharge of the mate- Straps 26j-are'fse'cure'dfto lthe gage board 116, andbowedas shown inl Fig. 5 to guide* the lever bars 20, Thestem'22 is vjournaled "in a bracket 22 securedfto-the gage'board 16. l 3 i f To swing. the lower partJ of the'gage board 6, Ain or out, to increase or vdiminish the 'width of the opening` through? which material is discharged from 'the hopper, we provide theV yrockingFV rod' 27 which. `eatends'longitudinally across the machine and `jour- `:naled boxings4 'or. rbearings- 283 sefcure'd to the Ifront-barof the'truck frame; `Secured tothis rod atsuitable .points are crank arms .l 29 and these arms have vapivoted connection with the links 30, which in turn, have a pivotal l 'connection with`V brackets '31 'secured :to

and swung'outto increase the cured on corresponding ends suitable manner, and the hopper stantially vertically Y journaled in a bracket 34, said Vsteinv being Vv3,5fsecured to the tongue 36 of the machine.

To actuate the stem 34 we provide a crank and by rotating said crank the nut 33 may be caused to move down or upon said stem.- lVhent-he vnut 33 is lowered on the stem 34, the gage board 1G will be swung outwardly on its journal bearings, coniposed of the bars 20 and the bearings or Yboxings 18, and when the nut 334 is elevated on the 'stem 34 t-he board 16 may be swung inwardly, or returned 'to its normal position. Thus it is obvious that by a very siniple and conveniently located mechanism, one operator may raisevor lower the gage board 16, or swing the same out or in.

' 37 designates a feed roller, the opposite ends of which are journaled in suitable bearings secured to the end walls 13 of the hopper 2. This roller is 4preferably provided with helical grooves' 38 extending in opposite' directions from the center of said roller, and are so yarranged that when said roller is rotated, material will be forcibly carried over the roller and beneath the lower edge of the'gage board and passing down through the feed-way 1() will be deposited on the ground, and will feed the larger and heavier particles of the fertilizer away from the ends of the machine and prevent wear.

39 designates a well known type of agitating shaft having the series of radially disposed pins 40 to keep the fertilizing niaterial in agitation during the rotation of said shaft. The ends of this shaft are journaled in vsuitable bearings or boxings secured to the end walls 13 of the hopper.

To drive the feed roller 37 and agitating shaft 39, sprocket wheels 41 and 42 are seof their respective shafts and a single chain 43 engages said wheels, being driven from a sprocket wheel 44 on the main axle or driving shaft 3. The sprocket wheel 44 runs loose on the main aXle or driving shaft 3 and is provided With a hub having va clutch face 45. lAdapted to engage said clutch face 45 is a clutch member 46 havinga spline and groove kconnection with t-he main axle or shaft 3.

To operate the clutch part 46 we provide a lever 47 fulcrumed at 48 to the frame of the tru-ck.- A guide casting 49, see Fig. 3, which is adj vustably secured on one of the end pieces S serves as a chain'tightener for the chain 43.

The machine' is drawn behind a Wagon, by yattaching the tongue 36 thereto, in any 2 supplied with material from the wagon.

It is obvious that various changes may be made in' the' structure without departing from the spirit and "scope of the invention, and we, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the details shown and described.

What we claim is l. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a hopper, a gage board to control the discharge of material from said hopper, lever bars connected with said board and supporting the same on the hopper, means operatively connected with the inner ends of said lever bars for raising and lowering said board, and means for moving the lower part of said board in and out, said boards swingable on said lever bars.

2. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a hopper, bearings on the hopper, a gage board to control the discharge of material from said hopper, lever bars connected with said board and having ends,y journaled in said bearings and adapted to oscillate and have longitudinal movement therein, means operatively connected with the inner ends of said lever bars for raising and lowering said board, and means for moving the lower part of said board in and out.

3. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a hopper, bearings on the hopper, a gage board to control the discharge of material from said hopper, lever bars connected with said board and having ends journaled in said bearings and adapted to oscillate and have longitudinal movement therein, a member including a nut connecting the inner ends of said lever bars, a rod having a threaded connection with said nut, means for operating said rod to raise and lower the inner ends of said bars and with the same said board, and means for moving the lower part o f said board in and out.

4. In a machine of the type set forth, in combination with a hopper having a discharge outlet, a gage board forming a closure for said outlet, a pair of slotted bars, studs extending through the slots ofthe bars and connected to the board, fixed means to fulcrum the outer ends of the bars, a vertical turnable screw and means connecting the inner ends of the bars to the screw Copies of this patent may be obtained for whereby upon turning of the screw said means will be elther raised or lowered and the bars will be rocked about their fulcrum points toraise or lower the studs and thereby raise or lower the board in true horizontal planes.

5. In a machine ofthe character described, in combination, a hopper, agage board to control the discharge of material from said hopper, bearings on said hopper, a pair of lever bars disposed longitudinally of the gage board and having rounded ends journaled in said bearings and adapted to have longitudinal and oscillatory movement therein, said lever bars provided with longitudinal slots, studs connected with the gage board and operating in the slots of the lever bars, means operatively connected with the inner ends of said lever bars for raising and lowering said board, and means for moving` the lower part of said board in and out by oscillating said bar ends in said bearm s. t

il In. combination with a hopper having a discharge outlet, a gage board forming a part of said outlet, a pair of oppositely disposed bars, means to fulcrum the outer ends of said bars, means to raise or lower the inner ends ofsaid bars, and means movably connecting each of the respective bars to the board whereby to effect raising or lower ing of the boardupon movement of the said raising and lowering means.

7. In combination with a hopper having a discharge outlet, a gage board forming a part of said outlet, a pair of means to effect vertical raising and lowering of the board and being connected thereto, means to fulcrum each of said means whereby to allow the board to move horizontally in addition to said vertical movement thereof, means to effect horizontal swinging of the board in any vertical position thereof, and means to effect movement of said pair of means about their respective fulcra to raise or lower the board.

CHARLES W. EISENMANN. JOHN S. I-IODEL. GEORGE W. BAIER.

Washington, .D. C. 

